American Quotes

Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles.

Basically, I use hammer-ons and pull-offs.

My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

I've never been afraid to fail.

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.

My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and l

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

With my little band, I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump.

The only people who make love all the time are liars.

The music of language became extremely important to me, and obvious to me. By the time I was seven I was writing myself. I was a poet.